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Rapid Malaria Detector

CWRU Researchers use lasers and magnets to detect traces of ferrite (a waste product of the malaria virus) in the bloodstream. This device detects malaria earlier than other rapid testing devices. Read more about this invention. 

 

USB Signal Master

A team of five undergraduates designed and built a modular USB oscilloscope over the course of two semesters.

Contact:
Eric Laakmann - elaakmann@gmail.com
Case Rocketry Club

The latest rocket made by the Case Rocketry Club featured laser-cut fins, electronics bulkheads and trays, a payload bay bulkhead, a camera holder, engine mout, and struts.

Contact:
Amogha Srirangaraja - aks115@case.edu
Flipline Displays

A Wifi-enabled physical notification system inspired by split-flap displays in old train stations. A mobile app takes care of automatically updating the display without hassling the user. 

Contact:
Jason Handman - jason.handman@gmail.com
Jesse Laks - jesse@readyandtakeit.com
Hippocratic Hand
 
Working to prevent the 48,000 deaths each year due to contagious infections caught while in a hospital, this novel concept involves a hand-shaped badge that healthcare workers can wear to signal to patients that they are willing to wash their hands upon request in the presence of the patients.

 

 

Contact:
Adam Clayman - adam@hippocratichand.org

 
Sociable Robot Head

An anamatronic robotic face with over twelve degrees of freedom.

 

Contact:
Joseph Bashover - jbashover@gmail.com

 
Design/Build/Fly Competition Entry

Case's entry to the Design/Build/Fly student competition used wood sections that were laser cut at think[box]

Contact:
Brian Guzek - bjg36@case.edu
Emily LaPietra - emily.lapietra@case.edu
Hats for Parade The Circle

Laser-cut adjustable hats for children to decorate in an arts parade.

Contact:
Sam Li
Lisa Kramer Reichel - lreichel@cia.edu
Bernadette Marconi - bmarconi@student.cia.edu
Tesla Orchestra Power-Doubling Upgrades

Student engineering/performance group on the way to their third overseas tour, renovating their twin musical tesla coils to double the power they produce.

Contact:
Chris Dickey - cjd41@case.edu
Ian Charnas - icc@case.edu
Electromechanical Clothing Prototype

Featherweight servo motors and white PCBs form the beginnings of re-configurable high-tech fashion.  Individual triangle-shaped units mesh together using neodymium magnets, which also carry serial communication signals and battery-charging current.

Contact: 
XinXin Liu - xinxin@visitxinxin.com
Jonny Hall - jonny@osmisys.com